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Should the government regulate airline frequent flier programs?

In September 2024 the U.S. Transportation Department began an investigation into U.S. airline’s frequent flier programs. The department's inquiry centers on practices that it describes as potentially unfair, deceptive or anti-competitive, with a focus on four areas: changes to the value of points that the agency said can make it more expensive to book tickets using rewards; lack of fare transparency through dynamic pricing; fees for redeeming and transferring rewards; and reduction in competition among programs due to airline mergers.  “These rewards are controlled by…  

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 @9ZRT2QM from New Jersey  answered…2yrs2Y

No, the government should only have an overseeing role regarding frequent flier programs as to not take away from the autonomy of the airlines, but still ensuring transparent and fair frequent flier systems.

 @9TTJ42B from North Carolina  answered…2yrs2Y

There shouldn't be a rewards program, period. It insinuates that they care more about people who fly regularly than ones that don't. It inherently shows their bias, that being their greed for money.

 @B5X32CW from California  answered…1yr1Y

no let airlines determine the price for their tickets. More cost friendly and efficient air lines will attract more customers

 @83BYVHG  from Alabama  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, they should overhaul the airline sector as a whole. Airlines should not be able to nickel and dime customers to death for every little thing, nor should they be able to oversell flights

 @9W6FVKQ from Texas  answered…2yrs2Y

Not regulate, per se. But, there should be rules set in place, so practices are fair to those who've earned points.

 @BF3CWY9 from Mississippi  answered…1wk1W

No, but everyone who owns an airplane & helicopter better stop Crashing the airplanes & helipcoters.

 @BDQ3TZP from Arizona  answered…1mo1MO

neither Yes or No

 @BDMP37Yfrom Guam  answered…1mo1MO

Yes and invest in high speed rail as an alternative to domestic air travel to reduce C02.

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Congressional Democrats broadly denounced the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Friday morning, after Republicans started accusing Sen. Elizabeth Warren of excusing violence.“No one's condoning this,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.). “Violence never is the right answer for anything. And it was a horrible murder, a tragic loss for his family.” Warren this week condemned the shooting, but added that people “can be pushed only so far.”"We'll say it over and over," Warren said on MSNBC’S “The ReidOut.” " Violence is never the answer. This guy [Luigi Mangione] gets a trial who's allegedly killed the CEO of UnitedHealth, but you can only push people so far, and then they start to take matters into their own hands."In a statement to POLITICO, Warren said, “Violence is never the answer. Period. I should have been much clearer that there is never a justification for murder.” Top Republicans denounced Warren's comments and the walked-back rhetoric, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) calling it “inappropriate and dangerous.”Some House Democrats asked about the incident on Thursday pivoted the conversation to discuss policy options on health care or gun safety.“I don't really know that this is really a space that Congress normally weighs in on,” said Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas). “But at the end of the day, I think it’s an opportunity, because now people are talking about health care and to talk about the fact that this industry has honestly not been as helpful as it could be.”“Violence is never the answer,” said Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.). “We know that there are people suffering, there’s great challenges in healthcare. There's great challenges, and people have, in fact, been wronged, but a process of governance is the way to address that, not violence.”And Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) who denounced the murder, said the killer should be prosecuted and that “I do know that allegedly a ghost gun was used, and we should also ban ghost guns. There's no reason for them beyond the streets.”

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